[Outline] Gitcoin Grantee Onboarding Document

→Overview of the purpose of the document →How long onboarding takes →Onboarding deadline for GR15 →Onboarding point of contact

Overview ℹ️

Nuts and Bolts of a Grant

The Three Types of Rounds ⚙️

Create Your Grant ✒️

Share Your Grant 📣

Engage with the Grantee Community 👥

Overview ℹ️

What is Gitcoin grants?

Why should you be a grantee?

1-2 short testimonials from past grantees

Nuts and Bolts of a Grant

These are the basic pieces you’ll need to have ready when submitting your application (which can be edited at a later date). Title → 
Description → 
Email addresses, twitter handles → 
Links to repos → 
Links to webpages → 
Compelling project graphic → Ideal dimensions are XX
Round tags → Specifies which round you are applying to be considered for. You will self-select the tags you believe your grant is applicable for and they will be confirmed by the Gitcoin team based on the eligibility criteria outlined in the Round Brief. 

Basic Platform Requirements apply to the Main Round, while Ecosystem and Cause Rounds have eligibility criteria that are decoupled from the Main Round (see Round Structure below for more info)

What makes someone eligible to become a grantee?

What constitutes removal?

The Three Types of Rounds ⚙️ 

The Three Types of Rounds: Main, Ecosystem, and Cause

Main Round

Will likely be decoupled from “side rounds” (ecosystem and cause rounds) for GR15. To be confirmed by Grant Ops/FDD collaborative effort no later than Jul 29. 

The main round is for broad support of open source software development in the greater ETH/ERC-20 ecosystem. The primary goal of the open source software should be to create good for the benefit of society at large rather than a select group of people.  This is intended for early stage projects.  Grantee applicants should not have raised any VC funding and should not have a native token associated with their project. 

→ How to Apply for the Main Round + Main Round Eligibility Criteria

Ecosystem Rounds

Ecosystem Rounds are rounds dedicated to specific ecosystems/protocols within the existing space. They typically have a large following/network and can bring their own matching pool for the round. The goal is to support open source technology that furthers the development of the particular ecosystem (e.g. Protocol Labs/Filecoin, Polygon, etc).  Ecosystem partners that create a round reserve the right to set their own eligibility, as outlined in their particular Round Brief.  

(Read the Round Briefs here (hyperlink to come))

→ How to Apply for an Ecosystem Round

Cause Rounds

Cause Rounds are thematically-specific rounds that focus heavily on social good.  Many eligible projects may be focused on software development while others may be boots-on-the-ground projects IRL.  Cause rounds from the past include Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI);  Climate; and Crypto Advocacy.  The donors for the matching pool for the specific cause round work with the Cause Round Lead (Currently Ben West) to outline the eligibility in the Round Briefs (hyperlink cause round briefs here, to come).  Criteria vary widely based on specific round. 

→ How to Apply for a Cause Round

Create Your Grant ✒️ 

A link to where grants can be created on the Gitcoin website

High level instructions

A short, optional loom video that walks people through the process

(Maybe 2 loom videos - one for general application process and one for navigating and selecting tags)

Share Your Grant 📣 

Link to the marketing package for design assets

[If it exists] Link to a promo kit for people to tweet about being in the round

Engage with the Grantee Community 👥

Current ways to engage

[Outline] Gitcoin Grantee Onboarding Document

→Overview of the purpose of the document →How long onboarding takes →Onboarding deadline for GR15 →Onboarding point of contact

Overview ℹ️

Nuts and Bolts of a Grant

The Three Types of Rounds ⚙️

Create Your Grant ✒️

Share Your Grant 📣

Engage with the Grantee Community 👥

Overview ℹ️

What is Gitcoin grants?

Why should you be a grantee?

1-2 short testimonials from past grantees

Nuts and Bolts of a Grant

These are the basic pieces you’ll need to have ready when submitting your application (which can be edited at a later date). Title → 
Description → 
Email addresses, twitter handles → 
Links to repos → 
Links to webpages → 
Compelling project graphic → Ideal dimensions are XX
Round tags → Specifies which round you are applying to be considered for. You will self-select the tags you believe your grant is applicable for and they will be confirmed by the Gitcoin team based on the eligibility criteria outlined in the Round Brief. 

Basic Platform Requirements apply to the Main Round, while Ecosystem and Cause Rounds have eligibility criteria that are decoupled from the Main Round (see Round Structure below for more info)

What makes someone eligible to become a grantee?

What constitutes removal?

The Three Types of Rounds ⚙️ 

The Three Types of Rounds: Main, Ecosystem, and Cause

Main Round

Will likely be decoupled from “side rounds” (ecosystem and cause rounds) for GR15. To be confirmed by Grant Ops/FDD collaborative effort no later than Jul 29. 

The main round is for broad support of open source software development in the greater ETH/ERC-20 ecosystem. The primary goal of the open source software should be to create good for the benefit of society at large rather than a select group of people.  This is intended for early stage projects.  Grantee applicants should not have raised any VC funding and should not have a native token associated with their project. 

→ How to Apply for the Main Round + Main Round Eligibility Criteria

Ecosystem Rounds

Ecosystem Rounds are rounds dedicated to specific ecosystems/protocols within the existing space. They typically have a large following/network and can bring their own matching pool for the round. The goal is to support open source technology that furthers the development of the particular ecosystem (e.g. Protocol Labs/Filecoin, Polygon, etc).  Ecosystem partners that create a round reserve the right to set their own eligibility, as outlined in their particular Round Brief.  

(Read the Round Briefs here (hyperlink to come))

→ How to Apply for an Ecosystem Round

Cause Rounds

Cause Rounds are thematically-specific rounds that focus heavily on social good.  Many eligible projects may be focused on software development while others may be boots-on-the-ground projects IRL.  Cause rounds from the past include Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI);  Climate; and Crypto Advocacy.  The donors for the matching pool for the specific cause round work with the Cause Round Lead (Currently Ben West) to outline the eligibility in the Round Briefs (hyperlink cause round briefs here, to come).  Criteria vary widely based on specific round. 

→ How to Apply for a Cause Round

Create Your Grant ✒️ 

A link to where grants can be created on the Gitcoin website

High level instructions

A short, optional loom video that walks people through the process

(Maybe 2 loom videos - one for general application process and one for navigating and selecting tags)

Share Your Grant 📣 

Link to the marketing package for design assets

[If it exists] Link to a promo kit for people to tweet about being in the round

Engage with the Grantee Community 👥

Current ways to engage